MEANING
The treatment of something as a product that can be bought and sold.
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Words that belong together
- commodification of culture
- commodification of care
On the page
The essay examines the commodification of personal attention.
Word forms
- Base
- commodification
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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